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XRISM Finds Chlorine, Potassium in Cas A

Reported by NASA

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant glows in X-ray, visible, and infrared light in this Jan. 8, 2024, image that combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble, Webb, and Spitzer space telescopes. A study by the XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Sp...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 18:07 +0000

The Primordial Black Hole Saga: Part 1 - The Dark Matter Mystery

Reported by Universe Today

Do I really need to go over the evidence for dark matter again? Okay, fine, for those of you in the back who weren’t paying attention the first time....
  • By: Paul Sutter (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/pmsutter)
  • On: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 12:01 +0000

Inspired by Schools of Fish, This Magnetic Material Swarms to Eat Carbon Dioxide

Reported by Universe Today

Removing, or “scrubbing”, carbon dioxide from the air of confined spaces is a critical component of any life support system on a spacecraft or submarine. However, modern day ones are energy intensive, requiring temperatures of up to 200℃ to operate. ...
  • By: Andy Tomaswick (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/andy-tomaswick)
  • On: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:39 +0000

Artemis II Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez Gets Orion Ready for “Go”

Reported by NASA

By the time the Artemis II Orion spacecraft launches to the Moon next year, its many components will already have traveled thousands of miles and moved across multiple facilities before coming together at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Branelle Rodriguez, ...
  • By: NASA
  • On: Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00 +0000

Researchers at SwRI May Have Solved the Mystery of Uranus' Radiation Belts

Reported by Universe Today

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) scientists believe they may have resolved a 39-year-old mystery about the radiation belts around Uranus....
  • By: Matthew Williams (https://www.universetoday.com/authors/houseofwilliams)
  • On: Sun, 07 Dec 2025 18:34 +0000

Where’s the normal matter in our universe?

Reported by Space | EarthSky

Planets and stars in the night sky are made of normal matter. Yet only 9% of the universe's normal matter is in objects such as these. Where is the rest of it? The post Where’s the normal matter in our universe? first appeared on EarthSky....
  • By: Space | EarthSky
  • On: Sun, 07 Dec 2025 11:54 +0000